Taiwan’s Hualien Region Hit by 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake

The Taiwan Central Weather Bureau announced that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 7:00 pm today (11th). The earthquake had a depth of 30.9 kilometers and its epicenter was located 69.9 kilometers south of the Hualien County Government (in the eastern sea area of Taiwan). The maximum intensity was weak 5 in Taitung County.

Areas with intensity level 5 or above: Taitung County;
Areas with intensity level 4 or above: Hualien County, Nantou County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Taichung City, Changhua County, Miaoli County;
Areas with intensity level 3 or above: Kaohsiung City, Yilan County, Tainan City, Chiayi City, Pingtung County, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, New Taipei City, Taipei City;
Areas with intensity level 2 or above: Hsinchu City, Keelung City, Penghu County.

The national-level warning issued by the Republic of China includes the following regions: Yilan County, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Changhua County, Nantou County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Pingtung County, Taitung County, Hualien County, Penghu County, Keelung City, Hsinchu City, Chiayi City, Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, New Taipei City, Taichung City, Tainan City, and Lienchiang County.